Artist Resume

Awards and Shows:

-October and November 2007 – Solo Show: "Stitching Tales: Intricate Quilted Vignettes by Stella Belikiewicz", The Moon Gallery, Oakland, CA
-March 2006 – Group Show: “The Book as Art”, Organization of Independent Artists, New York, NY
-1999 – Narramore Art Portfolio Competition, Seattle, WA: Third Prize
-1994 – Narramore Art Portfolio Competition, Seattle, WA: Second Prize

Employment and Internships in the Arts:

-2008-present – Parsons Meares, New York, NY: I now work as a draper's assistant at Parsons Meares costume shop, helping to assemble amazing costumes for shows appearing on Broadway, across the country and around the world.
-2005-2006 – Curious Pictures, New York, NY: I worked at Curious Pictures as a character color designer, digitally coloring characters, clothing and props for four animated children’s films.
-Summer 2002 – Booklyn Artists Alliance, Brooklyn, NY: Internship

Publications and Other Experience:

-2003-Present: Since 2003 I have been actively selling my original art works and reproductions to people on the streets of Manhattan, at Astor Place.
-2001, 2002, 2004: I had work published in three annual printings of the Pulsar Science Fiction Zine.

Education:

-2004: New York University, New York, NY: Received a Bachelor of Arts in Independent Study, concentrating in printmaking, photography, literature and book arts.
-2000: Graduated with honors from James A. Garfield High School, Seattle, WA.